Heavy mark, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1st choice. Decor no. 1462/6110. design: 1972/1975 by Ludwig Zepner (1931-2010; form); Volkmar Bretschneider (b. 1930) and Heinz Werner (1928-2019; decor).

Underglaze blue painting, polychrome onglaze painting.

The flower painting in Meissen has a long history and a great tradition. Each era produced great masterpieces that bore the particular signature of the artists, design and fashion of each decade. Probably the greatest throw of the postmodernism of the seventies in terms of formal and decorative design is the 'Blau-bunte Blumenmalerei', An impressive table with this dinner service was the highlight of the stand design of the manufactory at the Leipzig Autumn Fair 1974. (cf. Meissener Konturen 1960-1990, p. 253) In detail, J. Schärer describes in 'Meissener Konturen' what great challenge the development and production of this porcelain required: Only particularly gifted flower painters were able to realize this painting, which far exceeded the normal scale of flower painting. In addition, there were high technical challenges. The consequence of these highest demands was that the decoration was painted only relatively rarely and is consequently very rare (loc. cit., p. 254). The painting on this dinner service appears to be outside any set of rules of porcelain painting and possesses a vividness that can only be found in this way on individual works of art, but not on utility porcelain. Thanks to the greats Heinz Werner and Volkmar Bretschneider, this dinner service displays the full richness of summer blossoms. Watercolor-like, unbound and yet finely nuanced, and in the combination of underglaze and onglaze painting, the artists achieve an impressive depth and spatiality. Here, each service piece is a special one-of-a-kind and exquisite work of art. Flower power on the highest artistic level. (see Meissner contours 1960 -1990, p. 84/85 and p.253f).

Literature : Exhibition catalog: Meissen Contours (1991), 1991, p. 84f. and p. 253f.

Provenance : Acquired in 2005 at the dissolution of the Meissenhandlung ABT in Ulm.